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Forum: The Books
12-22-2017, 09:26 AM
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Replies: 83
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William Cloud Hicklin
Tar-Telperien died in SA 1731. She was notable...
Tar-Telperien died in SA 1731. She was notable for two things: being the second ruling Queen, and being the first monarch to cling to the Sceptre into her dotage (although she did finally relinquish... |
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Forum: The Books
12-22-2017, 09:19 AM
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Replies: 83
Views: 27,923
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William Cloud Hicklin
No, a race-neutral term. At that very early...
No, a race-neutral term. At that very early stage (before even The Shadow of the Past, or alternatively the earliest draft of what would become that chapter) Tolkien envisioned the "people who have... |
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Forum: The Books
12-14-2017, 08:19 AM
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Replies: 83
Views: 27,923
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William Cloud Hicklin
The difference lies in the fact that toilets,...
The difference lies in the fact that toilets, agriculture and taverns that open every day are ordinary things in the ordinary world, part of the nonsubcreated substrate upon which Tolkien built his... |
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Forum: The Books
12-13-2017, 07:51 AM
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Replies: 83
Views: 27,923
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William Cloud Hicklin
To which I would simply respond: it's Tolkien's...
To which I would simply respond: it's Tolkien's universe, not ours. One which includes neither Shai-hulud from Dune, Nazgul tombs, dying Arwens nor isolated Orc societies on Tol Fuin. |
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Forum: The Books
12-12-2017, 09:35 PM
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Replies: 83
Views: 27,923
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William Cloud Hicklin
Let's not engage in the attempted retconning of a...
Let's not engage in the attempted retconning of a mid-20th century book by a very conservative old Edwardian. Tolkien's writing was androcentric, unless there was an especially good reason to make a... |
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